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Topic: Tripura

Two BSF personnel killed in ambush by NLFT militants in Tripura

The ambush took place around 6:30 am in the Dhalai district of Tripura and those killed included sub-inspector Bhuru Singh and constable Raj Kumar, a BSF spokesperson said.

High positivity, caseload in northeast has Centre on edge, but states say situation ‘in control’

Central govt held a meeting with northeast states' health department officials this week to understand their containment plans.

5 ministers, including a first from Tripura — how Team Modi revamp boosts BJP’s NE mission

On Wednesday, PM Modi inducted a record five Northeast leaders into his Council of Ministers — two cabinet ministers and three ministers of state.

Spare Army counterinsurgency tasks, police does it better. Look at Punjab, Andhra, Tripura

Indian experience points to the need for a nodal role for the state police in counterinsurgency operations. Military involvement is neither necessary, nor desirable.

UP, MP, Goa, Uttarakhand — BJP’s command-and-control is malfunctioning

If a party helmed by the most popular leader in India and one of the sharpest political strategists—Modi-Shah— is looking like a house on fire in states, there’s a problem.

‘Mentally devastated, he harassed us’, says bride’s mother of wedding raided by Tripura DM

Video clips of West District Tripura DM Shailesh Yadav stopping a wedding over Covid violations have gone viral, in which he is seen shoving out the groom & thrashing a priest. 

This hand-rolled Tripura tea variety just fetched ‘highest-ever’ price in state — Rs 12,500/kg

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

Why ex-Congress leader ‘Maharaj’ Pradyot Debbarma could now hold key to 2023 Tripura polls

Pradyot Manikya’s TIPRA Motha & its ally INPT won 18 seats in tribal areas’ district council polls, while BJP won 9 and its partner IPFT drew a blank.

Nagaland entrepreneur develops LED lights that ‘do not go dim’ when voltage fluctuates

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

Tripura govt will deal with insurgents with a firm hand, says Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb

Deb's warning came after 3 construction workers were allegedly kidnapped by National Liberation Front of Tripura ultras from a tribal hamlet near the Indo-Bangla border in Dhalai.

On Camera

No Mamata Banerjee, women’s safety isn’t a curfew issue

For Indian women, the smallest unit of control becomes the family; the largest, the State. Both speak the same language.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.